John Simpson (cricketer)
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John Andrew Simpson is a cricket
er who played for England in the 2006 U-19's World Cup in Sri Lanka
and is currently with Middlesex County Cricket Club
.
Simpson is a wicket-keeper
and left-handed batsman who won the Denis Compton
Award in 2004. He represented England U19s on tour to India
in 2004/05 aged 16 and again in 2005/06 on a tour to Bangladesh
. For the 2007 season he joined Lancashire on a scholarship, he played second XI cricket for Lancashire, Durham and Nottinghamshire during the campaign.
In 2009 he made his professional debut when selected for Middlesex's Twenty20 match against Sussex
.
On 9 April 2010, Simpson made his First Class Debut against Worcestershire at New Road. He made 20 in the first and 0 in the second innings as Middlesex were beaten by 111 runs, he did however take 5 catches behind the stumps.
during the interwar years as well as being selected for the national touring squad to Australasia
in 1928 even though he did not actually play at test match level.
John's grandfather, Ken Gowers
(Walter's son) was the outstanding full back for Swinton
from the 1950s to the 1970s. Ken was one of several Swinton players who were capped for Great Britain
during the 1960s when the Lions' ground Station Road was the scene of many great Lions' victories in the club's postwar "swinging sixties" decade. Ken Gowers was also a useful cricketer. He would often change from the oval ball game to the summer game after rugby fixtures were completed each spring.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for England in the 2006 U-19's World Cup in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
and is currently with Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
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Simpson is a wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
and left-handed batsman who won the Denis Compton
Denis Compton
Denis Charles Scott Compton CBE was an English cricketer who played in 78 Test matches, and a footballer...
Award in 2004. He represented England U19s on tour to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in 2004/05 aged 16 and again in 2005/06 on a tour to Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. For the 2007 season he joined Lancashire on a scholarship, he played second XI cricket for Lancashire, Durham and Nottinghamshire during the campaign.
In 2009 he made his professional debut when selected for Middlesex's Twenty20 match against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
.
On 9 April 2010, Simpson made his First Class Debut against Worcestershire at New Road. He made 20 in the first and 0 in the second innings as Middlesex were beaten by 111 runs, he did however take 5 catches behind the stumps.
Family links to other sports
John Simpson is the grandson and great-grandson of two former rugby league players who were regarded as two of the best full backs in the game at their times. His great-grandfather, Walter Gowers, played at full back for Rochdale HornetsRochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets RLFC is an English professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They currently play in Championship One...
during the interwar years as well as being selected for the national touring squad to Australasia
Australasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
in 1928 even though he did not actually play at test match level.
John's grandfather, Ken Gowers
Ken Gowers
J. Kenneth "Ken" Gowers is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Swinton, playing at , i.e...
(Walter's son) was the outstanding full back for Swinton
Swinton Lions
Swinton Lions is an English professional rugby league club from Swinton, Greater Manchester. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. They currently play in the Championship.-Early years:...
from the 1950s to the 1970s. Ken was one of several Swinton players who were capped for Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
during the 1960s when the Lions' ground Station Road was the scene of many great Lions' victories in the club's postwar "swinging sixties" decade. Ken Gowers was also a useful cricketer. He would often change from the oval ball game to the summer game after rugby fixtures were completed each spring.